17Reporting on the exercise of powers etc. under national emergency laws

17 Reporting on the exercise of powers etc. under national emergency laws

(1) This section applies if: (a) a national emergency declaration is made; and (b) powers are exercised or functions are performed under a national emergency law for the purposes of the declaration. (2) The Minister responsible for administering the national emergency law must prepare and give to the Minister administering this Act a report on the exercise of the powers or the performance of the functions. (3) The report must include details of the following: (a) the national emergency declaration to which the report relates; (b) the national emergency law to which the report relates; (c) the powers that have been exercised or the functions that have been performed under the national emergency law; (d) any other matter prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph. (4) The report must be given: (a) unless paragraph (b) applies—as soon as practicable after the national emergency declaration ceases to be in force; (b) if the national emergency declaration is extended, or further extended, under section 12: (i) within 3 months after the declaration came into force; and (ii) every subsequent period of 3 months (or part thereof) that the declaration remains in force. (5) The Minister administering this Act must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament as soon as practicable after the Minister receives it. (6) Despite subsection (3), the report must not include information that the Minister is satisfied: (a) is commercially sensitive; or (b) affects national security; or (c) is a kind of information prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this paragraph.